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An elder statesman’s advice for Kadaga

As former Speaker ponders next move amid backlash from NRM Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Aggrey Awori, former presidential candidate and former minister in President Yoweri Museveni’s government has some advice for ex Speaker Rebecca Kadaga; “remain steadfast in National Resistance Movement (NRM) and help inexperienced legislators on parliamentary …

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Straight talker Shaka

Ssali retires from VOA | THE INDEPENDENT | Shaka Ssali, the Ugandan-born longtime anchor of the Voice of America (VOA) programnme ` Straight Talk Africa’ has officially retired. The 69-year old Shaka Ssali aka Kabale Kid who has been listed among Uganda’s leading intellectual exports signed out on May 19 …

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Shs985bn for Kampala city roads

Money is part of Shs 1.2tn loan from AfDB Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On May 11, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Uganda signed two financing agreements worth US$ 348 million (about Shs 1.2 trillion) to rehabilitate and improve road infrastructure within Kampala City and …

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